Chapter 6

Creating Mirrored Clusters

About this chapter  

This chapter describes the tasks you need to perform to set up a new mirrored cluster and what you need to do to convert an existing cluster to a mirrored cluster. It contains the following information:

• What the minimum and maximum hardware requirements are for creating a new mirrored cluster
• What the minimum and maximum hardware requirements are for converting an existing cluster into a mirrored cluster
• How to plan your disk pools for mirrored clusters
• How to cable your filers into a mirrored cluster
• How to set up your cluster for disaster recovery

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• System requirements for mirrored clusters
• Planning your mirrored cluster
• Cabling your system into a mirrored cluster
• Recovering from a disaster

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